Splinter, if you don't play splinters, then 2 ♣ planning to get to 4 ♥.

4 ♥ by East

Lead: ♣ Q1

Declarer can count 3 ♠ ruffs in dummy, 2-♦s, ♣ A and 4 ♣ ruffs. First give up the ]♠ loser (don't even play one round), win return play ♦ AK so they don't get ruffed later, then beign cross ruff.

Contract

Lead

Score

Matchpoints

Pair

Pair

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

4 ♥

E

5

♣ Q

450

6.50

2.50

1-Sturdevant-Farkas

1-Francis-Black

4 ♥

E

6

♣ Q

480

2.50

6.50

2-Hicks-Holsten

2-Hunting-Hunting

4 ♠

N

−3

♥ A

300

8.00

1.00

3-Storrie-Brodsky

3-Avellar-Bonnington

4 ♥

W

6

♠ A

480

2.50

6.50

4-Coulston-Sheridan

4-Fitzsimons-Bevins

4 ♥

E

6

♣ Q

480

2.50

6.50

5-Whooley-Goetzinger

5-Hoffman-Hoffman

4 ♥

E

6

♣ Q

480

2.50

6.50

7-Ash-Tarantino

7-Hearn-Herbaugh

4 ♥

E

5

♣ Q

450

6.50

2.50

8-Aabel-Aabel

8-Dalbey-Noonan

4 ♥

W

6

♦ 9

480

2.50

6.50

9-Edwardes-Mendell

9-Mundell-Hale

3 ♥

W

6

♣ 5

230

9.00

0.00

10-Bohl-Rodimer

10-Behse-Sims

5 ♥

E

6

♣ Q

480

2.50

6.50

11-Bialy-Thompson

11-Staggs-Staggs

Tue Aft 180807A

Board 3South DealsE-W Vul

♠

J 8 6

♥

Q 9 2

♦

Q J 10 5

♣

8 3 2

♠

K 2

♥

K 10 8 6

♦

A 9 7 3

♣

K Q 7

N

W

E

S

♠

A 9 7 4

♥

A J 5 3

♦

K 8

♣

A J 4

♠

Q 10 5 3

♥

7 4

♦

6 4 2

♣

10 9 6 5

EW 7♥; EW 6N; EW 6♣; EW 5♠; EW 5♦; Par −2210

West

North

East

South

Pass

1 N

Pass

2 ♣

Pass

2 ♥

Pass

6 ♥1

All pass

Add points.

6 ♥ by West

Lead: ♦ Q1

If you miss guess the ♥ Q, you could be in trouble. IF you cross ruff, 2-♠ and 2-♠ ruffs, 2-♥s, 2-♦ and 2-♦ ruffs, and 3-♣; as you must cash winners first, draw just 2 rounds of ♥ (A-K) cash the 3-♣s then cross ruff the ♦s and ♠s.

Contract

Lead

Score

Matchpoints

Pair

Pair

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

6 NT

W

−1

♦ Q

100

7.50

1.50

1-Sturdevant-Farkas

11-Staggs-Staggs

5 ♥

W

6

♦ Q

680

1.50

7.50

2-Hicks-Holsten

1-Francis-Black

1 NT

E

4

♠ 3

180

6.00

3.00

3-Storrie-Brodsky

2-Hunting-Hunting

4 ♥

W

6

♦ Q

680

1.50

7.50

4-Coulston-Sheridan

3-Avellar-Bonnington

4 ♥

W

6

♦ Q

680

1.50

7.50

5-Whooley-Goetzinger

4-Fitzsimons-Bevins

5 ♠

W

−2

♣ Q

200

9.00

0.00

7-Ash-Tarantino

6-Ruggles-Harris

4 NT

W

5

♦ Q

660

4.50

4.50

8-Aabel-Aabel

7-Hearn-Herbaugh

3 NT

E

5

♣ 10

660

4.50

4.50

9-Edwardes-Mendell

8-Dalbey-Noonan

6 ♥

W

−1

♦ Q

100

7.50

1.50

10-Bohl-Rodimer

9-Mundell-Hale

4 ♥

W

6

♦ Q

680

1.50

7.50

11-Bialy-Thompson

10-Behse-Sims

Tue Aft 180807A

Board 4West DealsBoth Vul

♠

Q J 4 3

♥

6

♦

Q 8 6

♣

A 8 7 4 3

♠

9 6

♥

K 9 7 4 2

♦

K 9 4 2

♣

J 6

N

W

E

S

♠

8 7

♥

Q J 5 3

♦

A 10 5 3

♣

Q 10 5

♠

A K 10 5 2

♥

A 10 8

♦

J 7

♣

K 9 2

NS 4♠; NS 4♣; NS 2N; EW 1♥; Par +620

West

North

East

South

Pass

Pass

Pass

1 N1

Pass

2 ♣

Pass

2 ♠

Pass

4 ♠

All pass

Some might open 1 ♠, South will then have to decide between a splinter or a limit raise, with only 1 control the later is probably better.

4 ♠ by South

Lead: ♠ 9

Contract

Lead

Score

Matchpoints

Pair

Pair

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

4 ♠

S

5

♦ 2

650

7.00

2.00

1-Sturdevant-Farkas

11-Staggs-Staggs

6 ♠

S

−3

♥ 4

300

0.00

9.00

2-Hicks-Holsten

1-Francis-Black

4 ♠

S

4

♣ J

620

3.00

6.00

3-Storrie-Brodsky

2-Hunting-Hunting

4 ♠

S

5

♥ 4

650

7.00

2.00

4-Coulston-Sheridan

3-Avellar-Bonnington

4 ♠

S

5

♣ J

650

7.00

2.00

5-Whooley-Goetzinger

4-Fitzsimons-Bevins

4 ♠

S

4

♥ 7

620

3.00

6.00

7-Ash-Tarantino

6-Ruggles-Harris

4 ♠

S

4

♥ 4

620

3.00

6.00

8-Aabel-Aabel

7-Hearn-Herbaugh

4 ♠

S

4

♥ 4

620

3.00

6.00

9-Edwardes-Mendell

8-Dalbey-Noonan

4 ♠

S

6

♠ 9

680

9.00

0.00

10-Bohl-Rodimer

9-Mundell-Hale

4 ♠

S

4

♣ J

620

3.00

6.00

11-Bialy-Thompson

10-Behse-Sims

Tue Aft 180807A

Board 5North DealsN-S Vul

♠

K 9 8 7 5

♥

J

♦

K 8 5

♣

A 9 4 2

♠

6 4 2

♥

K 8 6 4 2

♦

J 7 6 3

♣

8

N

W

E

S

♠

A 10

♥

A 5 3

♦

10 9 4

♣

K Q J 5 3

♠

Q J 3

♥

Q 10 9 7

♦

A Q 2

♣

10 7 6

NS 3♠; NS 2N; NS 1♣; Par +140

West

North

East

South

Pass1

1 ♣

Pass

1 ♥2

1 ♠

All pass

This is pretty light to open, especially if 2/1 and partner bids 2 ♥.

Only 4 points, but I so Hate ♣s.

1 ♠ by North

Lead: ♣ K

Contract

Lead

Score

Matchpoints

Pair

Pair

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

2 ♥

W

2

♥ J

110

1.00

8.00

1-Sturdevant-Farkas

10-Behse-Sims

2 ♣

E

−1

♥ 7

50

3.50

5.50

2-Hicks-Holsten

11-Staggs-Staggs

3 ♠

N

3

♥ 3

140

6.50

2.50

3-Storrie-Brodsky

1-Francis-Black

4 ♠

N

−2

♣ K

200

0.00

9.00

4-Coulston-Sheridan

2-Hunting-Hunting

2 ♠

N

3

♠ A

140

6.50

2.50

5-Whooley-Goetzinger

3-Avellar-Bonnington

2 ♥

E

−1

♦ 2

50

3.50

5.50

7-Ash-Tarantino

5-Hoffman-Hoffman

4 ♠

N

−1

♣ K

100

2.00

7.00

8-Aabel-Aabel

6-Ruggles-Harris

2 ♠

N

2

♥ A

110

5.00

4.00

9-Edwardes-Mendell

7-Hearn-Herbaugh

4 ♥

W

−4

♠ 5

200

9.00

0.00

10-Bohl-Rodimer

8-Dalbey-Noonan

3 ♠

N

4

♥ A

170

8.00

1.00

11-Bialy-Thompson

9-Mundell-Hale

Tue Aft 180807A

Board 6East DealsE-W Vul

♠

Q J 8 4

♥

K 9 4 2

♦

A K 6 3

♣

6

♠

K 2

♥

Q 8 7 6

♦

9 8 5

♣

K Q J 2

N

W

E

S

♠

6 3

♥

A J 5 3

♦

Q 10 7

♣

9 7 5 3

♠

A 10 9 7 5

♥

10

♦

J 4 2

♣

A 10 8 4

NS 4♠; N 3♦; S 2♦; EW 1♣; Par +420

West

North

East

South

Pass

Pass

Pass

1 ♦

Pass

1 ♠

Pass

3 ♠

Pass

4 ♠

All pass

4 ♠ by South

Lead: ♣ K1

Declarer counts losers: 1-♠ (if finesse loses), 1-♥, 1-♦, and 3-♣s. can ruff ♣s in dummy and ♥s in hand, but need transportation, must come from ruffs. take the ♣ A and give up the ♥ loser, ops should return ♠, take ♦ winners, then cross ruff.

Contract

Lead

Score

Matchpoints

Pair

Pair

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

4 ♠

S

4

♣ K

420

7.00

2.00

1-Sturdevant-Farkas

10-Behse-Sims

2 ♠

S

2

♣ K

110

1.00

8.00

2-Hicks-Holsten

11-Staggs-Staggs

3 ♠

S

3

♣ K

140

2.00

7.00

3-Storrie-Brodsky

1-Francis-Black

4 ♠

S

4

♣ K

420

7.00

2.00

4-Coulston-Sheridan

2-Hunting-Hunting

4 ♠

S

4

♣ K

420

7.00

2.00

5-Whooley-Goetzinger

3-Avellar-Bonnington

4 ♠

S

−1

♣ K

50

0.00

9.00

7-Ash-Tarantino

5-Hoffman-Hoffman

2 ♠

N

4

♥ 2

170

3.50

5.50

8-Aabel-Aabel

6-Ruggles-Harris

4 ♠

S

4

♣ K

420

7.00

2.00

9-Edwardes-Mendell

7-Hearn-Herbaugh

4 ♠

S

4

♣ K

420

7.00

2.00

10-Bohl-Rodimer

8-Dalbey-Noonan

3 ♠

S

4

♣ K

170

3.50

5.50

11-Bialy-Thompson

9-Mundell-Hale

Tue Aft 180807A

Board 7South DealsBoth Vul

♠

9 8 6 4 2

♥

J 3

♦

J 6 4 3

♣

10 5

♠

A Q J

♥

A 9 6

♦

A 7 5

♣

K 9 8 4

N

W

E

S

♠

K 10 7 5

♥

Q 10 5 4

♦

Q 10 8

♣

J 7

♠

3

♥

K 8 7 2

♦

K 9 2

♣

A Q 6 3 2

EW 4N; E 4♥; EW 3♠; W 3♥; EW 3♦; E 3♣; W 2♣; Par −630

West

North

East

South

1 ♣

1 N

Pass

2 ♣

Pass

2 ♦

Pass

2 N

Pass

3 N

All pass

3 NT by West

Lead: ♣ 10

Contract

Lead

Score

Matchpoints

Pair

Pair

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

3 NT

W

3

♠ 4

600

4.00

5.00

1-Sturdevant-Farkas

9-Mundell-Hale

3 NT

W

3

♠ 9

600

4.00

5.00

2-Hicks-Holsten

10-Behse-Sims

3 NT

W

4

♣ 10

630

1.00

8.00

3-Storrie-Brodsky

11-Staggs-Staggs

3 NT

W

4

♣ 10

630

1.00

8.00

4-Coulston-Sheridan

1-Francis-Black

3 ♠

E

−2

♠ 3

200

9.00

0.00

5-Whooley-Goetzinger

2-Hunting-Hunting

3 NT

W

4

♣ 10

630

1.00

8.00

7-Ash-Tarantino

4-Fitzsimons-Bevins

3 NT

W

3

♣ 10

600

4.00

5.00

8-Aabel-Aabel

5-Hoffman-Hoffman

1 NT

W

3

♠ 4

150

8.00

1.00

9-Edwardes-Mendell

6-Ruggles-Harris

3 ♣

S

−2

♠ A

200

6.50

2.50

10-Bohl-Rodimer

7-Hearn-Herbaugh

1 ♠

N

−2

♣ J

200

6.50

2.50

11-Bialy-Thompson

8-Dalbey-Noonan

Tue Aft 180807A

Board 8West DealsNone Vul

♠

7 3 2

♥

8 7 5

♦

A 9 5

♣

K 7 5 2

♠

Q 9 6 5

♥

J 4

♦

K J 8 3 2

♣

A 8

N

W

E

S

♠

A J 4

♥

A 10 9 6 3 2

♦

Q

♣

Q J 4

♠

K 10 8

♥

K Q

♦

10 7 6 4

♣

10 9 6 3

W 4♥; W 3N; EW 3♠; E 3♥; E 2N; EW 2♦; EW 1♣; Par −420

West

North

East

South

Pass

Pass

1 ♥

Pass

1 ♠

Pass

2 ♥

Pass

3 ♥

All pass

3 ♥ by East

Lead: ♣ 10

Contract

Lead

Score

Matchpoints

Pair

Pair

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

4 ♥

E

4

♦ 4

420

0.50

8.50

1-Sturdevant-Farkas

9-Mundell-Hale

2 ♥

E

5

♠ 8

200

2.00

7.00

2-Hicks-Holsten

10-Behse-Sims

4 ♥

E

−1

♣ 7

50

8.00

1.00

3-Storrie-Brodsky

11-Staggs-Staggs

4 ♥

E

−1

♣ 3

50

8.00

1.00

4-Coulston-Sheridan

1-Francis-Black

2 ♥

E

3

♣ 3

140

3.50

5.50

5-Whooley-Goetzinger

2-Hunting-Hunting

3 ♥

E

3

♦ 7

140

3.50

5.50

7-Ash-Tarantino

4-Fitzsimons-Bevins

4 ♥

E

−1

♣ 10

50

8.00

1.00

8-Aabel-Aabel

5-Hoffman-Hoffman

2 ♥

E

2

♣ 10

110

5.50

3.50

9-Edwardes-Mendell

6-Ruggles-Harris

4 ♥

E

4

♣ 3

420

0.50

8.50

10-Bohl-Rodimer

7-Hearn-Herbaugh

2 ♥

E

2

♣ 3

110

5.50

3.50

11-Bialy-Thompson

8-Dalbey-Noonan

Tue Aft 180807A

Board 9North DealsE-W Vul

♠

Q 7 3 2

♥

K 7

♦

Q J 9 6

♣

K 8 3

♠

A J 9 5

♥

J 4 2

♦

A 7 5 4

♣

Q 9

N

W

E

S

♠

10 6

♥

Q 9 8 6

♦

K 2

♣

J 7 6 5 4

♠

K 8 4

♥

A 10 5 3

♦

10 8 3

♣

A 10 2

S 2N; S 2♠; N 1N; NS 2♦; N 1♠; S 1♥; EW 1♣; Par +120

West

North

East

South

Pass

Pass

1 ♦

Pass

1 ♥

Pass

1 ♠

Pass

1 N

All pass

1 NT by North

Lead: ♣ 2

Contract

Lead

Score

Matchpoints

Pair

Pair

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

2 ♠

N

−2

♣ 5

100

1.00

8.00

1-Sturdevant-Farkas

8-Dalbey-Noonan

1 NT

E

−1

♠ 4

100

3.50

5.50

2-Hicks-Holsten

9-Mundell-Hale

2 ♠

N

2

♥ 9

110

5.00

4.00

3-Storrie-Brodsky

10-Behse-Sims

2 NT

N

2

♣ 5

120

6.00

3.00

4-Coulston-Sheridan

11-Staggs-Staggs

2 NT

W

−3

♣ 3

300

9.00

0.00

5-Whooley-Goetzinger

1-Francis-Black

2 ♠

N

3

♣ 6

140

7.00

2.00

7-Ash-Tarantino

3-Avellar-Bonnington

1 ♠

N

1

♣ 5

80

2.00

7.00

8-Aabel-Aabel

4-Fitzsimons-Bevins

1 NT

E

2

♦ 3

120

0.00

9.00

9-Edwardes-Mendell

5-Hoffman-Hoffman

2 ♥

E

−1

♠ 4

100

3.50

5.50

10-Bohl-Rodimer

6-Ruggles-Harris

3 ♥

E

−2

♠ 4

200

8.00

1.00

11-Bialy-Thompson

7-Hearn-Herbaugh

Tue Aft 180807A

Board 10East DealsBoth Vul

♠

K J 3

♥

9 5

♦

J 10 4 2

♣

K 10 5 4

♠

A Q 10 5 2

♥

K Q J 10

♦

7 6

♣

8 3

N

W

E

S

♠

—

♥

A 8 7 4 3

♦

A 5 3

♣

Q J 7 6 2

♠

9 8 7 6 4

♥

6 2

♦

K Q 9 8

♣

A 9

EW 4♥; EW 1N; EW 2♣; NS 1♠; NS 1♦; Par −620

West

North

East

South

Pass

Pass

1 ♠

Pass

2 ♥

Pass

4 ♥

All pass

4 ♥ by East

Lead: ♦ K

Contract

Lead

Score

Matchpoints

Pair

Pair

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

4 ♥

E

4

♦ K

620

6.00

3.00

1-Sturdevant-Farkas

8-Dalbey-Noonan

4 ♥

W

4

♦ K

620

6.00

3.00

2-Hicks-Holsten

9-Mundell-Hale

4 ♥

E

5

♣ A

650

1.50

7.50

3-Storrie-Brodsky

10-Behse-Sims

4 ♥

E

5

♣ A

650

1.50

7.50

4-Coulston-Sheridan

11-Staggs-Staggs

4 ♥

E

5

♣ A

650

1.50

7.50

5-Whooley-Goetzinger

1-Francis-Black

4 ♥

W

4

♠ K

620

6.00

3.00

7-Ash-Tarantino

3-Avellar-Bonnington

4 ♥

E

−2

♦ K

200

9.00

0.00

8-Aabel-Aabel

4-Fitzsimons-Bevins

4 ♥

E

5

♣ A

650

1.50

7.50

9-Edwardes-Mendell

5-Hoffman-Hoffman

4 ♥

W

4

♦ J

620

6.00

3.00

10-Bohl-Rodimer

6-Ruggles-Harris

4 ♥

E

4

♣ A

620

6.00

3.00

11-Bialy-Thompson

7-Hearn-Herbaugh

Tue Aft 180807A

Board 11South DealsNone Vul

♠

A Q 4 3

♥

6 3 2

♦

10 3 2

♣

J 10 5

♠

J 10

♥

A K 10 5

♦

K 4

♣

A K Q 8 4

N

W

E

S

♠

K 6 5 2

♥

8 4

♦

Q J 7 6

♣

7 3 2

♠

9 8 7

♥

Q J 9 7

♦

A 9 8 5

♣

9 6

EW 4N; EW 5♣; EW 3♠; EW 3♥; EW 3♦; Par −430

West

North

East

South

Pass

2 N1

Pass

3 ♣

Pass

3 ♥

Pass

3 N

All pass

Semi-balanced 20 HCP, 2 NT is a balanced hand and 20-21, and protects the ♦ K. Make the best bid for the hand.

3 NT by West

Lead: ♠ 3

Contract

Lead

Score

Matchpoints

Pair

Pair

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

3 NT

W

4

♥ 6

430

2.50

6.50

1-Sturdevant-Farkas

7-Hearn-Herbaugh

3 NT

W

4

♠ 3

430

2.50

6.50

2-Hicks-Holsten

8-Dalbey-Noonan

3 NT

W

5

♣ J

460

0.00

9.00

3-Storrie-Brodsky

9-Mundell-Hale

3 NT

W

4

♣ J

430

2.50

6.50

4-Coulston-Sheridan

10-Behse-Sims

2 ♥

W

3

♠ 3

140

6.00

3.00

5-Whooley-Goetzinger

11-Staggs-Staggs

2 ♥

W

2

♦ 10

110

8.50

0.50

7-Ash-Tarantino

2-Hunting-Hunting

1 ♣

W

4

♥ 6

130

7.00

2.00

8-Aabel-Aabel

3-Avellar-Bonnington

3 ♣

W

3

♦ 10

110

8.50

0.50

9-Edwardes-Mendell

4-Fitzsimons-Bevins

2 NT

W

5

♠ 3

210

5.00

4.00

10-Bohl-Rodimer

5-Hoffman-Hoffman

3 NT

W

4

♥ 6

430

2.50

6.50

11-Bialy-Thompson

6-Ruggles-Harris

Tue Aft 180807A

Board 12West DealsN-S Vul

♠

A Q 10 4 2

♥

10 5

♦

10 9 5 2

♣

K J

♠

K

♥

Q J 7 2

♦

7 4

♣

Q 8 6 5 4 3

N

W

E

S

♠

7 6 5

♥

A 8 6 3

♦

A Q 8 3

♣

10 9

♠

J 9 8 3

♥

K 9 4

♦

K J 6

♣

A 7 2

NS 5♠; NS 3N; NS 3♦; NS 1♥; EW 1♣; Par +650

West

North

East

South

Pass

Pass

Pass

1 ♣

Pass

1 ♠

Pass

2 ♠

All pass

2 ♠ by North

Lead: ♠ 7

Contract

Lead

Score

Matchpoints

Pair

Pair

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

4 ♠

N

4

♣ 9

620

7.50

1.50

1-Sturdevant-Farkas

7-Hearn-Herbaugh

3 ♠

N

4

♣ 10

170

5.50

3.50

2-Hicks-Holsten

8-Dalbey-Noonan

4 ♠

N

5

♣ 10

650

9.00

0.00

3-Storrie-Brodsky

9-Mundell-Hale

2 ♠

N

−1

♣ 9

100

0.00

9.00

4-Coulston-Sheridan

10-Behse-Sims

3 ♠

N

3

♣ 10

140

3.50

5.50

5-Whooley-Goetzinger

11-Staggs-Staggs

1 ♠

N

4

♥ 3

170

5.50

3.50

7-Ash-Tarantino

2-Hunting-Hunting

2 ♠

N

3

♥ 6

140

3.50

5.50

8-Aabel-Aabel

3-Avellar-Bonnington

2 ♦

N

4

♥ A

130

2.00

7.00

9-Edwardes-Mendell

4-Fitzsimons-Bevins

4 ♠

N

4

♣ 10

620

7.50

1.50

10-Bohl-Rodimer

5-Hoffman-Hoffman

Pass

Pass

1.00

8.00

11-Bialy-Thompson

6-Ruggles-Harris

Tue Aft 180807A

Board 13North DealsBoth Vul

♠

7 6 3

♥

K 10 7

♦

A J 10 9 8 2

♣

A

♠

Q J 10 9

♥

J 8 6 2

♦

K 7

♣

K 10 4

N

W

E

S

♠

8 5 4

♥

Q 5

♦

6 5 4 3

♣

J 6 5 2

♠

A K 2

♥

A 9 4 3

♦

Q

♣

Q 9 8 7 3

NS 6♦; NS 5N; NS 5♥; NS 4♠; NS 4♣; Par +1370

West

North

East

South

1 ♦

Pass

2 ♣

Pass

2 ♦

Pass

2 ♥

Pass

3 ♦

Pass

3 N

All pass

3 NT by South

Lead: ♠ Q1

The best way to play the ♦s, is to lead the q and go up with the ace, to insure entries to the long ♦s.

Contract

Lead

Score

Matchpoints

Pair

Pair

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

4 ♥

S

5

♠ Q

650

3.50

5.50

1-Sturdevant-Farkas

6-Ruggles-Harris

3 NT

N

7

♠ 4

720

8.50

0.50

2-Hicks-Holsten

7-Hearn-Herbaugh

3 NT

S

6

♣ 10

690

6.00

3.00

3-Storrie-Brodsky

8-Dalbey-Noonan

4 ♥

S

5

♠ Q

650

3.50

5.50

4-Coulston-Sheridan

9-Mundell-Hale

3 NT

S

6

♠ Q

690

6.00

3.00

5-Whooley-Goetzinger

10-Behse-Sims

3 ♦

N

4

♦ 3

130

0.00

9.00

7-Ash-Tarantino

1-Francis-Black

3 NT

S

6

♠ Q

690

6.00

3.00

8-Aabel-Aabel

2-Hunting-Hunting

3 ♥

S

4

♠ Q

170

2.00

7.00

9-Edwardes-Mendell

3-Avellar-Bonnington

4 ♦

N

5

♠ 4

150

1.00

8.00

10-Bohl-Rodimer

4-Fitzsimons-Bevins

3 NT

S

7

♠ Q

720

8.50

0.50

11-Bialy-Thompson

5-Hoffman-Hoffman

Tue Aft 180807A

Board 14East DealsNone Vul

♠

K 4 2

♥

K 4

♦

K Q 8 7

♣

8 7 4 3

♠

A Q 9 8 5 3

♥

9 8 5

♦

5

♣

K Q 10

N

W

E

S

♠

7 6

♥

J 10 7 3

♦

J 9 2

♣

A 9 6 5

♠

J 10

♥

A Q 6 2

♦

A 10 6 4 3

♣

J 2

NS 4♦; NS 2N; EW 2♠; NS 2♥; Par +130

West

North

East

South

Pass

1 ♦

1 ♠

2 N

All pass

2 NT by North

Lead: ♠ 71

West needs to be on toes to go up with ♠ A and return ♠ Q to hold N-S to 1-♠ and set up suit.